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The Election in Burma: What Is America’s Stake?
In this Brookings blog post, I argued that the Obama Administration’s policy of “pragmatic engagement” was on target.
Oct 5, 20103 min read


Myanmar election: An outrage or an opportunity?
This piece, published in The World blog, was co-authored with David Steinberg. We argued for viewing the election as an opportunity.
Sep 8, 20104 min read


Sri Mulyani: Indonesia’s Loss, the World’s Gain
In this Brookings blog post, I noted how the job of Finance Minister is a killer and how her move to the World Bank may benefit the world.
May 13, 20103 min read


Why a Greek Haircut Is a Really Bad Idea
In this blog post, I blame the EU for Greece’s debt crisis, not the private sector banks and bond investors; they should be spared haircuts.
Apr 30, 20103 min read


Elections in Burma: Don’t Rush to Judgment
In this Brookings blog post, I cautioned against judging the upcoming election to be a failure because it wasn’t “free and fair”.
Mar 12, 20103 min read


President Obama’s Visit to Indonesia: Putting the Country on the Map
In this Brookings op-ed, I stressed Indonesia’s importance, economically and politically, and its current strengths and weaknesses.
Mar 10, 20104 min read


International Volunteer Service: A Smart Way to Build Bridges
In this Brookings Policy Brief, co-authored with David Caprara and Kevin Quigley, we made recommendations to the Obama Administration.
Jun 2, 20091 min read


Assessing the G-20 London Summit: Voices in Play
In this Brookings op-ed, I highlighted China’s support for strengthening the IMF in the effort to recover from the Global Financial Crisis.
Apr 8, 20093 min read


Regional Voices in Global Governance: Looking to 2010 (Part IV)
In this last part of a series in The Globalist, I lay out the advantages of combining the G8 and G20 to make a better global forum.
Mar 27, 20093 min read


Regional Voices in Global Governance: Changing the G-8? (Part III)
This was my third contribution to a 4-part series published by The Globalist blog. I proposed replacing the G20 with a G15.
Mar 26, 20094 min read


The G-20 London Summit 2009
This Brookings report contains nine perspectives on global summitry. My perspective sketched out what Asian countries wanted.
Mar 26, 20092 min read


Regional Voices in Global Governance: The Role of Advocacy (Part II)
In this second contribution to a 4-part series published by The Globalist blog, I contrasted the roles of Indonesia and China in the G20.
Mar 25, 20095 min read


Regional Voices in Global Governance: A Natural Progression (Part I)
In the first of a 4-part series published by The Globalist blog, I reviewed the evolution of the G20 forum from a meeting in France in 1975.
Mar 24, 20094 min read


Dateline Indonesia: Barack, Hillary and Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
In this Brookings op-ed, the best measure of success of Secretary of State Clinton’s visit to Indonesia is how well she listens, I wrote.
Feb 16, 20094 min read


The Millennium Challenge Corporation: An Opportunity for the Next President
In this Brookings working paper, co-authored with Jim Fox, we describe the MCC as “a brilliant innovation” and make a case for more funding.
Dec 22, 20082 min read


The G-20 Summit: The Medium was the Message
In this Brookings op-ed, I focused on the role of the emerging market country leaders in this new, for them, global forum.
Nov 17, 20083 min read


The G-20 Financial Summit: Seven Issues at Stake
Seven scholars contributed to this Brookings report. My part was “Keep the IMF at the Center”.
Nov 12, 20082 min read


The G-20 Summit: What’s It All About?
In this Brookings op-ed, I examine good and bad features of this important innovation in global governance.
Oct 27, 20084 min read


A Better Place for the Peace Corps
My essay published by the Peace Corps magazine WorldView, proposed making the Peace Corps part of an international study and service agency.
Oct 23, 20084 min read


Separating the IMF and the World Bank
In a Brookings Policy Brief and a Working Paper, I made a radical argument for moving the World Bank out of Washington DC to Europe.
Oct 6, 20081 min read
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